FIRST TIME REACTING TO | BAND MAID "Shake That" - From the NEW BEGINNING album P in D Photo Collage

[@stephenriggs8177]

One of the things we love about this band is that they all seem to be having a great time, especially, Akane, who just can't stop smiling, when she's behind the drum kit.

[@Kevin6059]

Love that pic with MISA pouring Jim Beam into some guy's mouth in the front row - never gets old.

[@surfingasongwave]

P in D does a great job matching his photos to the music.

[@TehPhysics]

Oh, we jumped in the Wayback Machine for a golden oldie. One of the many excellent collages PnD has put together. I see you noticed Saiki, the lead singer, is a bit of a fashionista. She has style (and legs) days.

[@superflylee003]

Awesome band🤟 ありがと (Arigato) Britt

[@BM4-Life]

🐦 *BrittReacts* 🐦 Welcome to the world of *BAND-MAID* (2013 - Present) A group of 5 young ladies from Japan that will rock your world: *Miku Kobato* (Kuruppo) = Lead Vocals / Rhythm Guitar *(Po!)* *Saiki Atsumi* (Sai-Chan) = Lead Vocals *Kanami Tono* (Kanamincho) = Lead Guitarist *Akane Hirose* (A-Chan) = Drummer *MISA* (MISA, MISA, MISA) = Bassist If you wish to continue down this Pigeon Hole 😊 you will enjoy over 100+ great songs you will start saying to yourself “This is my favorite *BAND-MAID* song”. _(No joke Po!)_ Below is a list of songs that will get you started *Blooming-2019* *Dice-2018* *Choose Me-2017* *ONSET* (instrumental) *Real Existence Live (Apr. 13th, 2018)* I discovered *BAND-MAID* in 2019 and came to a realization that *BAND-MAID* more then just a rock band they are a band that does not have any boundaries and is willing experiment into different genre from (Blues, Rock, Punk and Jazz) and a lot of fans including me would say “you got to check out their live videos” from: *2017-STUDIO COAST* *2018-Zepp Tokyo* *2020-LINE CUBE SHIBUYA* *2021-BAND-MAID ONLINE ACOUSTIC* In the end I realize that *BAND-MAID* more then just a band but a band that cares about each other and their fan base and in October of 2022 I had a fortune of experiencing them live and with that *BAND-MAID* cemented their Legacy into my heart. Rock On! 🤘 *100% satisfaction guarantee or your money back…*

[@bobespirit2112]

When I haven’t listened to some of their early songs like “Shake That”, I’m always amazed at how they take these simpler songs and still make them so interesting and unique. But when she hears some of their more recent works and all the incredible, additional awesomeness they’ve worked into their music (I still don’t know how they do it), she’s going to be completely blown away!! Welcome to the world of Band-Maid!!!😀 Congratulations on finding the band many of us Masters & Princesses believe is the best on planet earth 🌍 today!! 🔥 Welcome to the Pigeon the Hole that is Band-Maid!! 🕊😂 In fact, your life has just taken a step in an incredibly positive direction by finding Band-Maid! 😀 They are a remarkable collection of five incredible musicians and performers that know few genre limitations and always put a smile on the faces of their audience when performing a “Service”. They have 100+ fantastic songs and should be playing stadiums all over the world, imho. Any one song, as great as it may be, like “Blooming” is but the tip of the tip of the tip of a distant gleaming iceberg of excellence! There are a lot of us Masters & Princesses who grew up with bands The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Santana, YES, AC/DC, Metallica, Guns N Roses, The Who, U2, Rush and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, (& others) who have become Maidiacs because we find many of the same qualities in Band-Maid’s music we found in such giants of the Classic Rock era. As have many younger people from the grunge, alternative, independent and pop-punk eras. Band-Maid members have influences across the music spectrum including Alternative, Classic Rock, Post-Grunge, Metal, Punk, Punk-Pop, Pop, even classical musical training, and the influences of many great Japanese rock bands and pop acts. Yet, Band-Maid succeeds in creating a genre all of their OWN!! Stay with the journey and I’m sure you’ll agree. They have great MV’s, both studio and live, on their official channel. A typical recommendation, as others will say, is to see more of them LIVE playing some older songs next: Check out: - “Domination” - official live video - “Freedom”- official live video (2016) - “Real Existence” - official live video (2014) - “Onset” - official live video (2017), instrumental magic - “Play” - official live video (2018) The other recommendation is to jump several years forward to some newer songs to see how they’ve developed since then. They’ve grown in every aspect over their years. This band does not stand still!!! They released the new “Unleash” EP in September 2022 and have three recent MVs, including - “Influencer” - official MV - “Unleash!!!!!” - official MV - “From Now On- official MV, more instrumental magic! And just on February 21, 2023, they released their most recent song “Memorable” - official MV, and it’s a love letter tho their fans who supported them on their recent tour, the first after the Covid19 pandemic. They had previously written anther beautiful song dedicated to their fans called “About Us” they were supposed to play at the legendary Budokan arena in 2020 but they didn’t get to perform it as planned in front of the fans because of the pandemic so they had to play it virtually during an online show. They were able to play “Memorable” at their biggest service in January and included clips in the official music video. I think you’ll like them and be blown away by their evolving talents in composition, arrangement, instrumentation, orchestration, playing, performance and all around joy 🤩 Then dozens more songs - everything is good and many are great! Try - “Dice” - official MV - “After Life” - official MV - “Manners” - official MV - “Manners / Black Hole” - official live video - “No God” - official live video (BASS!!) - “Sayonkadori” - official acoustic live video - sublimely beautiful - “Puzzle” - official live / live acoustic - “Daydreaming” - official MV - “Warning” - official MV - “Rinne” - official MV - “The Dragon Cries” - official MV (all English lyrics & vocals) Two songs are Anime Theme songs - talk about high ENERGY! - “Sense” - official MV - which you saw today - “Different” - official MV And the essential song to understand the beginning lore of the band, - “THRILL- official MV - went viral, saved the band from being dropped, and started them on their path to world domination!! And it’s happening…they opened for Guns N Roses on Nov 6th. And played to a sold-out 8,000 seat crowd at the new Tokyo Garden Theater on January 9th! And yes, they have solo US Tour dates in May in Houston, Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, & Detroit They are also booked to 3 festivals in May ‘23 - Daytona FL, Columbus OH & St. Louis - and will have more Services in August. They should come somewhere near you, I’d guess, and you’ll have a blast if you go see them! The list of great songs goes on and on and on…I’d stick to the official videos until you get a fuller understanding and appreciation for the band before diving into the fan videos - the sound quality is lacking on many of them so they’d color your perception of their abilities and performance skills. And know that one thing about this band is that there are the dozens & dozens of songs without videos that are every bit as good, or better, as those that do. Examples to pull up are: - I’ll - Hibana - Corallium - Moratorium - Why, Why, Why - Page - Take Me Higher - Flying High And then there’s their arch enemies “Band-Maiko” 😂 You should watch: - “Secret Maiko Lips” - “Gion-Cho” Band-Maid Members (Simple Version) - [ ] Miku (ME-coo), 31 - Rhythm Guitar, Second Vocals, Founder, Pigeon, Primary Lyricist, Red Flower 🌺 Chief Spokesperson, PO!! - [ ] Misa (ME-sah), 30 - Bass (5-string), Barefoot Assassin, pick/slap/pop/pluck - does she have any limits? - [ ] Akane (AH-kah-nay), 32 - Drums, Gorilla - [ ] Kanami (Kah-NAM-e), 31 - Lead Guitar, Princess, Primary Music Composer, “Mincho”! - [ ] Saiki (Psyche), 28 - Primary Vocalist, The Ice Queen, Quality Control, secondary lyricist, Blue flower 💎 Miku, Saiki, Akane, Misa & Kanami may become your favorite musicians on the planet…🤷🏻‍♂️🎼🎸🌍 Take care and enjoy the journey!!! 🤘🏼🎼🎸🔥🍺😀✌🏼

[@bradmenpes809]

This is about as comprehensive as it gets. Great work, mate! I'd only add "Choose Me" (official MV).

[@Maidiac88]

The greatest rock band in the world!!

[@reesereese2524]

Great reaction to this fantastic group of people . Band-Maid will not disappoint

[@LostAgain1970]

This is one of my favorite songs from them. It's such a great mood booster. What I like about them is that all five in the band are so down to earth. Everyone is truly themselves. So learn from them. Be yourself, as you are. Then you're cool too! 😎

[@gaborberkes468]

Some request 😉 Domination live,Play live,Real existence live, Warning MV,Unlish MV, Influencer MV,Onset live, From now on official MV... They are crazy good musicians 😉

[@lewissmith4123]

I was waiting, waiting and waiting! What a cool choice for your first Band Maid reaction but you must see them live. 'Freedom' the official live should be your next reaction to Band Maid !

[@Bekka_Noyb]

Welcome to the fandom! ♥ these girls! I suggest the following Band Maid songs: Thrill, Dice, Manners, Bubble, Play (live) & Turn Me On (live) Play link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvahqdrnralgsk Turn Me On link - kzbin.info/www/bejne/omrMk4iHYrtgkJY The last 2 are no longer on their official channel

[@makmiskell3733]

Thanks Britt! Your Cool too!

[@EliseAutoXr]

Band-Maid is awesome!!! They are just on a different level, thanks for the reaction, check out more!

[@Kevin6059]

And you are plenty cool, Britt! Anyone who likes Band-Maid is cool in my book. I've found that every time you listen to them, you get cooler. 😉

[@brentlowry4111]

If you ever need a pick up this band will make you smile no matter what song you choose to listen to.

[@K.H.D710]

It was interesting that you picked the older song for your first Band-Maid reaction. But choosing the photo collage video by P-san was a good decision because, as you said, it is very informative and fun to watch👍😉 I suggest you check their live video next because they shine most in live. Domination (live) from their official YT channel will be a good one. Have fun, PO!🕊💕

[@timothywest1183]

Miku started the band when she worked at a themed coffee shop in Japan where they wore maid outfits, and it just stuck as a thing (Japan seems to love cosplay for all things, groups of people going to Tokyo Disneyland will all have themed outfits for the whole group). React to the live video of Domination. They just rock out. Jimmy Page from Led Zeppelin caught a show and went backstage to meet Acane the drummer and take photos. She’s the happiest drummer ever!!

[@mkoose]

Hi Britt, great reaction! And starting with a collage of PinD2 is also quite a treat. Welcome to the world of Band-Maid ! Hope to see more Band-Maid here in the future. I will be here for it !

[@-R.Gray-]

See their live videos like "Domination", or "Freedom" with its drum solo. Also live videos of the all girl band Lovebites with their dual shredding guitarists like "Holy War", or "Swan Song - with Chopin Intro".

[@kennogawa6638]

Domination live is a video of them performing one of their hits on their KZbin channel that will knock your socks off.

[@TomClark-Futoura]

Band-Maid's older, somewhat overlooked songs are going to be rediscovered for years to come. This will bring a continuous flow of new fans into their fold. Some of these tunes are heavy, hard punk rock adding a new depth of artistry to the Maids many fans didn't know they had. Of course, for Maidiacs, they always knew about these bitchin tunes long ago and still listen to them all the time. Thx, Britt!

[@jameswelsh598]

Even if you don't like rock, they are a great act to see, get up front, they really like it when women are at their concerts

[@williamcoyle7500]

So thesr girls are amazing when you watch them live always live they make good vids but they are so much better luve

[@cius2112]

Oh man i forgot how good this song was. Lol ive been going through your comedy reactions and saw you reacted to my favorite band lol hope you do some more.

[@scuppernog1]

Nice reaction young lady! New sub. You hooked me with Jinjer and I started back down your video list and found this Band-Maid video. On the way I skipped over a George Straight reaction. That means you have hit my trifecta. My favorite Metal, Rock and Country artists. Also damn girl you crank out some content! I will be exploring more of your channel. Both Jinjer and Band-Maid are astounding. I tend to prefer Band-Maid’s Official Live Videos over their Official Music Videos because they are such outstanding musicians that I just love to watch them play without distractions of the OMVs. More Jinjer and Band-Maid reactions please and thank you! Cheers from West Texas.😎🤘🏻

[@sugaanessena3143]

Welcome to the Maidiacs. I`ve been listening alot to this song lately. Saiki`s voice is amazing.

[@billhallisey7298]

Britt, Welcome to the world of Band Maid. The more Band Maid songs you react to, the more viewers and subsribers you will get. They have a huge worldwide following. Why? Because this group is incredibly talented and can definitely rock hard. Plus, they have a softer side of their music. I say they are one of the few rock groups who can melt your face and then melt your heart. Listen to anything by Band Maid, you cannot go wrong.

[@Harry_Creter_AKA_Kaldath]

Members: Bass - "The bare foot Assassin" Misa Rhythm guitar and vocals - "The Pigeon" Miku Lead Vocals - "The Queen of Maids" Saiki Drums - "The Gorilla" Akane Lead Guitar - "The Japanese Hentai" (Thank Miku for this nickname) Kanami

[@MusicMike747]

Hooray! Blessed again by the Algorithm. Why not return to the Maid world and see what they’ve been up to? “Don’t you tell ME!” Live from Yokohama Arena. See what a live show is like ❤

[@Dragon90210]

Try there song called smile

[@greylocke100]

I am posting the first part of an information file for your edification. If someone will post a reply to this I can post the rest of the file. Band Maid Is; (In order of joining band) Name/Age: Nickname: Position: Miku Kobato Small Pigeon/ Band Founder, Secondary Lead Vocalist, Rhythm Guitarist, Main Lyricist, Age: 31 Koba/Kuruppo/ Backing Vocals, Backing Tracks, Arrangements 10/21/91 Cluppo Kanami Tono Princess/ Lead Guitarist, Primary Composer, Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Backing Tracks Age: 31 Kanamincho/ Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Arrangements 9/28/91 Mincho Akane Hirose Gorilla/ Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks, Age: 32 Ah-Chan Arrangements 12/14/90 MISA Barefoot Assassin/ 5 String Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals on Backing Tracks, Backing Tracks Age: 30 MISA-MISA-MISA Arrangements 10/15/92 Saiki Atsumi Ice Queen/ Primary Lead Vocalist, Backing Vocals, Lyricist, Backing Vocals on Backing Age: 29 Sai-Chan/ Tracks, Backing tracks, Arrangements 2/8/94 Sensei (Teacher) I have to split the file to get around the YT filters. As for other songs by the Ladies, almost ANY song, video, live performance will be a good one. There are a few songs where the MV is better than the Live performance because of sound mixing, but ALL of the Ladies songs are good. And they do not stick to any one particular genre of music. They incorporate many genres, many times in the same song, into their music. I look forward to seeing more of your reactions to the Ladies.

[@seizetheday5008]

There you go.

[@greylocke100]

@@seizetheday5008 Thank you. Here is the rest of the file. Band Maid was started in 2013 by Miku Kobato. At the time she had just left the Idol Group, Lil Cumin and she didn't like the type of music she had been performing. She approached her management agency with the idea of making an actual band playing rock music but dressed as maids. She had worked in a Maid Cafe and thought the image of maids playing rockin music would create what she called "The Gap" between what you see and what you hear. The Management company was like Ok, go ahead. Miku then looked around and found Kanami a singer/songwriter who was posting her own videos on the internet. Miku had her agency contact her and Kanami thought the idea was cool and agreed to join. Miku then asked if Kanami knew a drummer who might be interested. Kanami had worked with Akane in the past and there is 2 versions of this, the first is, Kanami literally walked over to Akane's apartment and asked her, the second is Kanami called Akane and asked her. (Akane has said in 2 different interviews that 1: Kanami called her and asked if she could come over and 2: in a second interview Kanami just came over) Akane was actually hesitant as she had worked in an "All Girl Group" before and didn't enjoy it as it wasn't the type of music she wanted to play. After hearing a Demo, Akane was like ok, but was still slightly hesitant because of the "Maid Outfits", but she agreed to give it a try. Akane was asked if she knew a bass player and she had gone to Tokyo School of Music with MISA and had worked a couple of jobs with her. So Misa was contacted and after she heard a demo she was like I like the music, but she also was hesitant about the "Maid Outfits", but she relented and joined in as she really wanted to play the kind of music she heard in the demo. The 3 of them then "Auditioned" for the record company and passed the audition. Now we have the "Core" members. The 4 members worked out some songs provided for them by the record company, and a setlist and they had performed 3 times with just Miku on main vocals. Miku after those performances felt that her voice wasn't powerful enough to really perform the songs she wanted. So she approached her management company again and asked if they had any singers who weren't in other projects. They then auditioned several singers. Miku heard Saiki rehearsing in a room across the hall and asked if she could be auditioned, the record company then had Saiki audition. Saiki was signed to the same management company and had done some work as a backup singer and dancer and was asked if she would be interested in auditioning for this new group which currently had 4 members and she would be the fifth. She had been a member of a group with 8 other people as a backup singer and dancer, and HATED it. So she listened to the demo and thought "Cool" because she liked the music. Now we come to the tricky part. Miku KNEW that if Saiki was told about the "Maid Outfits" she would say NO WAY!, so they didn't tell her. They told her they would have "Cool/cute Clothes"(I've read it translated either way), and she never met Miku until a few days before they had a contracted performance. She wasn't told about the "Maid Outfits" until the day before the performance, and she had considered backing out, but she had signed the contract. (Saiki also had NEVER met Miku until then as well) So the Ladies, went and did the performance and Saiki really, REALLY liked the crowds reaction and the music they were performing. She DIDN'T like the apron she wore so it got ditched after the first performance. And you now have the beginnings of the BEST LIVE HARD ROCK BAND in the WORLD! ALL HAIL BAND MAID!!!!! Now that we have the Full band, it was felt that there needed to be a second guitar. Saiki was like, "Not Me, No Way." So Miku said, "I'll do it.", at first that was literally all she did, was hold the guitar and mime playing it, until Akane said, if you are going to hold it, you NEED to learn to play it. And Miku said, "Ok.", and Kanami started to teach Miku how to play. The Ladies released their first album in 2014 "Maid in Japan" which failed to chart, but later after "Thrill" it was reissued and charted to #26 in Japan. Then in 2015 they released "New Beginning" On New Beginning was the song that changed Band Maid's entire existence. "Thrill"... The band was getting ready to release their first music video and the choice was between "Love, Passion, Matador" and "Thrill" and the ladies chose Thrill. (Little known fact, Miku helped with the lyrics on Thrill but did not get credited) This became the seminal moment of Band Maid. Because their second album charted at #64, the record company was seriously considering disbanding the Ladies and switching them to other projects. (In fact they had Kanami and Akane work with Mochi to Cheese thinking that when Band Maid cratered they could use them in another band. MISA had also just started working with Mochi to Cheese as well). However about 6 months after the video's release, a Facebook page "JRock Radio" posted the video to their timeline. And the video went viral. Having over a million views in just a few short weeks. The Ladies Twitter page got so many hits they thought their page had been hacked. Their KZbin channel also started getting more and more subscribers and views to Thrill. Now the ladies knew where their fans wanted them to go. Harder Rock, less pop. And history was Maid. If you wish to know more, please feel free to ask.

[@jimblosser3465]

They kick ass live!!!

[@Prober61]

I'd love to see you react to Freedom (live) or Domination (live).

[@MrHws5mp]

Interesting choice to recommend the photo-montage video for you to watch, but I do see the point: you've got a sense of just how much fun these girls are now. Next step should be a live performance video. I'd recommend 'FREEDOM (Official Live Video)' which will give you a good idea of both what fantastic musicians they are and how fun they are on stage.

[@bradmenpes809]

I've watched this reaction multiple times because there's something about it that makes me feel good. There's a truckload of suggestions in the comments but I'll add "Choose Me" (official MV) and "Alone" (official MV). 🤘🤘💕💕

[@williamcoyle7500]

And my favorite girl is all of them so much talent please do domination

[@williamcoyle7500]

Or play , freedom , different ,manners ,black hole , influencer ,thrill , real existence, the dragon cry's....they don't have a bad song

[@Junior-hy6hh]

Just go to their KZbin channel and pick a video. These ladies love reactions to their videos. So you won't get blocked. And also it gives them the views, not someone that is not associated with the band.

[@JuanSan66]

Great job!!

[@ethangospodareck]

While I can respect their early stuff, this song was still heavily influenced by their management. Their newer stuff is 10x harder and 50x more complex.

[@mrwolfe67]

Britt - I can't even watch this because Band Maid is so good live and they have so many good live videos. I will not give you bad advice. Watch Domination Live or Real Existence Live or Play live or the music video for the song Thrill. This song doesn't give you the scope of how much they rock. I would implore you to react to a live performance (Pretty Please).

[@コマツ雅也]

ロック音楽　もっと楽しも！！、、ね。